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[josh] on this episode
of expedition x...
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-Oh, big splash up ahead.
-What?
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[josh] my team embarks
on a journey into the wild
peruvian amazon.
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Holy [bleep] we got
a venomous snake here.
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[josh] on the hunt
for a legend
of monstrous proportions.
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Probably 30 meters.
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That's 90 feet.
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Huge, like this.
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[josh] but witnesses say
this super-sized beast
is not only real,
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It's on the attack.
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How long would I have
before it squeezed me
to death?
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-30 seconds.
-Ah, [bleep]
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While your heart
is still beating,
they swallow you slowly.
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[josh] phil and jess
hunt for clues...
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[phil] oh [bleep]
we got eye shine.
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-Swim up, grab you
and drag you under.
-[phil] yeah.
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[josh] deep in the territor
of the jungle's
deadliest creatures.
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[jess] what, he just got bit?
Oh, my god. You're bleeding.
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[phil] that is the most
painful sting in the amazon.
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That is what I call
an ambush predator.
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-[jess] holy [bleep]
-[snake hissing]
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[josh reading]
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My name is josh gates.
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In my travels,
I've experienced
strange things that defy log
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And made me
question everything.
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Oh, my god.
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Now I've put together a tea
to investigate the stranger
side of the unknown.
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Let's go.
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[josh] phil torres
is a scientist who hunts
for rational explanations.
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[phil speaking]
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[josh] jessica chobot's
paranormal research
has made her a true believer
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If you're here with us,
knock again.
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[josh] together
we're searching for answers...
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[phil]
what is happening here, jess?
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[josh] ...To the world's
most extraordinary mysteries
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This is expedition x.
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Jess, phil,
for your next investigation
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I am sending you
to what is without a doubt
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The wildest place
in the world.
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We're going to vegas, baby!
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-Different kind of wild.
-[groans]
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Phil, you're familiar
with the amazon rainforest?
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-Oh, no.
-Oh, yes.
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Oh, man. I can feel
the insect bites now.
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I spent the last ten years
working on conservation
research projects down there.
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And you're right. It is wild.
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Huge areas of it haven't been
properly mapped yet.
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There's new species
being found all the time.
Let's go!
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What gets me excited to go
to the amazon is it's known
as the birthplace
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To so many amazing
legendary creatures.
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To that end, locals
in the peruvian part
of the amazon claim
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That there is a creature
living deep in the rainforest
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That has not been
identified by science.
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They say it's huge
and it's on a rampage.
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The amazon river basin
spreads across eight
south american countries
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And covers over
two million square miles.
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An area nearly the size
of australia.
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In parts of the amazon,
the tree canopy is so think
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That only 1%
of sunlight penetrates
to the forest floor.
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And below that dark canopy
live some of the world's
most dangerous animals.
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Poisonous frogs,
venomous giant centipedes,
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Deadly vipers
like the fer-de-lance.
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And in the river,
electric eels that can
generate 800 volts,
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Enough to stun
and potentially kill a human
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Not to mention schools
of deadly piranhas.
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And those are just
the creatures we know about
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The rainforest is always
revealing new,
unclassified wildlife.
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[shouting]
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[josh] early 1500s.
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When the spanish invade peru
the indigenous tribes
tell terrifying stories
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Of a powerful,
predatory serpent.
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It's said to be 100 feet lon
with a large, triangular hea
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Fiery dark orange stripes,
glowing eyes
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And menacing fangs.
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The locals call the beast
yacumama or water mother.
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She stalks the forest,
bringing rain,
thunder and lightning
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And sucking up any creature
that comes within 100 paces
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1906, famed british explore
colonel percy fawcett mount
an unprecedented expedition
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To map the amazon.
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Fawcett documents encounter
with strange beasts,
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Including huge snakes.
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Savage ape men called marico
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And spiders the size
of dinner plates.
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And perhaps most notably,
a monstrous serpent.
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Many of fawcett's
contemporaries don't believ
his wild claims.
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But the reports of a giant
reptilian river predator
persist for nearly a century
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August, 1997.
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In the village of nueva tacn
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A few miles from the amazoni
port of iquitos,
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Locals report hearing
a loud rumbling
coming from the jungle
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Just before something
massive emerges,
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Uprooting trees and leaving
a trail of destruction
on its way to the river.
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As it drops into the water,
the resulting
whirlpool is said
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To have taken down
several nearby fishing boats
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2009, in two
separate incidents
on the outskirts of iquitos
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Witnesses report
a massive black serpent
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With eyes
resembling boat lights
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Wreaking havoc,
destroying homes
and vegetation.
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Now, those reports
of a large monster
lurking in and near the rive
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Are surfacing again.
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Locals say their livestock
is being snatched at night
and dragged into the water.
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A mystery beast is stalking
peruvian villages
along the amazon.
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And some are saying
yacumama is back.
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So what about you?
Did you run into any yacumamas
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When you were down
in the amazon?
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I did not see any yacumama.
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-But you've heard
of this story?
-Yes.
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They really treat this legend
with a lot of respect.
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But I can't really imagine
what could be
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Destroying people's homes
or sinking boats.
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Snatching livestock, sure.
There are some absolutely
massive reptiles,
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Like the black caiman
that are known to eat deer.
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Yeah, but you said yourself
that the amazon is home
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To countless
undiscovered species.
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So why not a gigantic serpent?
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Why not? And so, your mission,
amazon explorers,
is to get down to peru
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And talk to locals
along the river.
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See if you can figure out
what's terrorizing
these people.
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Could there be some sort of
unidentified massive serpent?
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Or phil, can you come up
with another explanation
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For what these witnesses
are claiming?
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So we're going
on a jungle cruise!
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Ooh, does that make me
the rock?
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-No, you're still
the nerdy scientist, phil.
-Fine.
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-Good luck, guys.
-Thanks.
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[josh] phil and jess fly
more than 3,600 miles
from new york to lima, peru
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From there,
it's another 630 miles
on a flight to iquitos.
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A city accessible
only by air or water.
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This is the gateway
to the amazon,
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Where deadly creatures
both big and small
lurk at every turn.
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-So, you've been
to peru before, yeah?
-Yes.
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I've worked in peru for years,
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But I have never been
to the amazon river.
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I've been to nearly
every tributary of it,
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But the fact that
I get to go see
the amazon river itself.
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-I am so stoked.
-[jess] that's cool.
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[josh] founded in 1864,
iquitos became an major por
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For the rubber boom
of the late 19th century.
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Today, this isolated city
is home to almost
half a million residents,
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And what seems like
a similar number
of moto taxis.
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[phil] ooh, look at
all this traffic.
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[jess] we head to masusa por
where we've arranged to mee
two local fishermen
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Who've had encounters
with mysterious beasts
in the amazon.
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Roner and alejandro
have lived here
all their lives.
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I asked phil to have them
tell us their stories
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About what they saw
in the river.
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[speaking spanish]
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[roner] these are more
than just stories. These are
our true testimonials.
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I went fishing up river
and saw a bunch of snakes,
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But then I saw something els
along the water
in the distance
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That was much more
massive and aggressive.
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It looked like nothing
I'd ever seen before.
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Dark orange stripes
on its face
with big, shining eyes.
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It was huge. The whole ground
was moving.
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[phil] and when I ask him
about how big
he thought the creature was
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The answer is,
well, astounding.
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[roner] probably 30 meters
and it looked
about this thick.
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He says it was that round
and he thinks it was
about 30 meters.
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So that's... That's 60...
No, that's 90 feet.
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Alejandro backs up
roner's size estimation,
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Because he too claims
he had an encounter
with a similar looking beas
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While out fishing
on the river.
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[alejandro]
my father had a gun
and was going to shoot it.
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But I told him that would be
a waste of a bullet
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Because the thing
was just so big.
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[phil] I asked him
if it's possible they saw
a large snake.
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Green anacondas around here
can typically grow
to about 18 or 20 feet.
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[roner] we're fishermen.
We've seen every type of snake
in the amazon.
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This was something different.
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This was yacumama.
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[both] yacumama.
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[roner] we've heard
that she has also been seen
by indigenous villagers
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In the swamp areas
farther south.
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But we both saw her
just off the main river
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In a section between
30 to 50 kilometers
from the city.
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Alright, let's start there.
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-[phil] gracias.
-[jess] bye.
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-[phil] is the boat
down there?
-[jess] yep.
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[phil] hola.
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[jess] we quickly
load up our gear
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And plot our course
roughly 20 miles upriver.
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[phil] listos.
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[jess] to a tributary
off the amazon
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Where our witnesses
had their encounters
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With what they believe
was yacumama.
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We got some hours
on this river, jess.
You ready?
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-I'm ready.
-Alright. Let's do it.
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[phil] the amazon rainfores
is the most biodiverse
place on the planet.
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You'll find 10%
of all known species here.
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Not to mention the countles
species yet to be catalogued
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Out here, you have
to watch every step
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Because a lot of those anima
are downright deadly
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With their ability to strike
inject venom, constrict,
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Electrify and carry
lethal diseases.
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The amazon river is home
to 3,000 species of fish
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And nearly 400 species
of reptiles.
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And if you believe jess,
one unidentified
queen of the jungle.
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[jess] yacumama isn't the on
legendary beast in this rive
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Tales vary
and some of them are dark,
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But the boto is said to be
a dolphin that shapeshifts
into a seductive man.
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Like many legends,
there is some truth
behind the tale.
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The amazon's murky waters
are home to a rare,
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Sometimes aggressive
species of pink river dolphi
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So while we're here,
I'm keeping my eyes peeled
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For any
shapeshifting shenanigans.
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-[water splashes]
-ooh.
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-Big splash up ahead.
-What? Ooh.
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[phil] after hours
in the boat, we approach
the remote tributary
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Where the fishermen had
their disturbing sightings.
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And we're already seeing
encouraging signs
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That something big could be
lurking in these waters.
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Just right here.
Tracks, tracks.
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-All over that bank actually.
Look at that.
-Yeah, there's a lot.
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[phil] it's capybara?
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I believe our witnesses
did run into something
enormous out here.
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Something they insist
was not a snake.
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But there are plenty of othe
real world beasts to fear
in this jungle.
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Black caimans are the apex
predators of these parts.
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The largest
of the alligator family,
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These stealthy, ruthless,
nocturnal carnivores
can grow to 15 feet.
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With their powerful jaws,
they'll attack anything
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That wanders
into their territory.
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And yeah,
that includes humans.
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Mammal tracks
on the river bank tell me
there's plenty of food here
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To support a whole populatio
of very big caimans.
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Can we pull over right here?
227
00:12:12,432 --> 00:12:14,933
I'm thinking this could be
a good spot to set up
a camera trap.
228
00:12:15,001 --> 00:12:16,267
[jess] oh, that's a good idea.
229
00:12:21,808 --> 00:12:23,908
[phil] with miles of river
and jungle to cover,
230
00:12:23,910 --> 00:12:27,645
We need to be strategic
in the placement
of our 25 cameras.
231
00:12:27,714 --> 00:12:29,714
But we're also
chasing daylight,
232
00:12:29,716 --> 00:12:31,950
So we got to get
some extra eyes up in a hurr
233
00:12:32,819 --> 00:12:35,220
This is a nice little
natural archway.
234
00:12:35,222 --> 00:12:37,455
With really, really
sharp spines,
235
00:12:37,557 --> 00:12:39,057
So I'm not gonna
put it on this tree.
236
00:12:39,726 --> 00:12:40,859
I'll put it right here.
237
00:12:44,164 --> 00:12:45,330
Holy [bleep]
238
00:12:53,039 --> 00:12:54,638
Holy [bleep]
239
00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:57,442
This is no joke
one of the biggest vipers
I've ever seen in the amazon.
240
00:12:57,544 --> 00:12:59,511
It's right in the crook
of this tree. A big one.
241
00:12:59,513 --> 00:13:01,546
We've got
a venomous snake here.
242
00:13:01,615 --> 00:13:04,682
-Alright, use the light.
Use the light, jess.
-Let me see. Let me see.
243
00:13:04,684 --> 00:13:07,152
-Here, let me get
over here by you.
-[bleep]
244
00:13:07,220 --> 00:13:09,821
-[phil] oh my god.
-[jess] oh, yeah.
245
00:13:09,823 --> 00:13:11,156
Look at that beauty.
246
00:13:12,392 --> 00:13:14,159
-Do you know
what kind that is?
-[bleep]
247
00:13:14,260 --> 00:13:17,762
Not sure from here.
It could be a fer-de-lance.
Looks like bothrops.
248
00:13:17,864 --> 00:13:21,032
-There's a few species
of them around, but wow.
-[snake hisses]
249
00:13:21,034 --> 00:13:24,102
-That is what I call
an ambush predator.
-Good thing you looked.
250
00:13:24,104 --> 00:13:27,038
Just sits and waits
in a little crook
of a tree like that.
251
00:13:28,508 --> 00:13:32,243
The fer-de-lance is the mos
dangerous snake
in south america.
252
00:13:32,312 --> 00:13:35,914
Upon attack, this pit viper
releases a necrotizing veno
253
00:13:35,916 --> 00:13:37,749
That's painful
and often deadly.
254
00:13:38,819 --> 00:13:41,085
This is like, 20 steps
into the amazon rainforest
255
00:13:41,087 --> 00:13:43,755
And we just found that.
256
00:13:43,857 --> 00:13:45,924
-Something to murder us.
-Is that a good omen
or a bad omen?
257
00:13:45,926 --> 00:13:48,059
-Uh, yes.
-I think it's a good omen.
258
00:13:48,929 --> 00:13:50,962
-Sh... Yes.
-Just don't get bit.
259
00:13:50,964 --> 00:13:52,363
Oh, and that's a bull ant.
260
00:13:52,365 --> 00:13:55,200
-See that big ant right there?
Crawling up the side?
-No. Yes.
261
00:13:55,202 --> 00:13:58,203
-So that is the most painful
sting in the amazon.
-Great.
262
00:13:58,205 --> 00:14:00,405
[phil] essentially
lesson learned.
263
00:14:00,407 --> 00:14:04,342
No one ever lean on trees
or step at the roots of them.
264
00:14:04,444 --> 00:14:07,812
Alright, can you please just
pick a tree to put
that game cam on
265
00:14:07,814 --> 00:14:10,081
-So we can get out of here?
-Yeah.
266
00:14:10,083 --> 00:14:11,616
Yeah, why do you want
to leave here, jess?
267
00:14:11,618 --> 00:14:13,551
Oh gee. I don't know.
'cause everything's
trying to kill me?
268
00:14:13,620 --> 00:14:16,454
-It's the most magical place
on the planet.
-Mmm-hmm.
269
00:14:16,556 --> 00:14:19,824
[jess] suddenly the 90-foot
beast I'm after
isn't as intimidating
270
00:14:19,826 --> 00:14:22,493
As all the other things
crawling around me.
271
00:14:22,495 --> 00:14:24,229
But I have to stay focused.
272
00:14:24,231 --> 00:14:25,864
To prove yacumama is out her
273
00:14:25,932 --> 00:14:27,532
I first need
photographic proof.
274
00:14:28,635 --> 00:14:30,101
-Ooh, do you know
what we should do?
-Hmm?
275
00:14:30,103 --> 00:14:32,303
Point the camera
at the snake...
276
00:14:32,305 --> 00:14:34,806
-Yeah.
-...So we can not only catch
anything passing through here,
277
00:14:34,808 --> 00:14:36,641
But we can catch
if it eats anything.
278
00:14:36,743 --> 00:14:39,143
-Okay, that is actually
pretty cool. Alright.
-Right?
279
00:14:39,245 --> 00:14:41,713
[jess] so we're setting up
a series of 25 cameras
280
00:14:41,715 --> 00:14:45,817
Along what locals say has be
her most recent path.
281
00:14:45,819 --> 00:14:49,220
Our witnesses gave us
a roughly 12 and a half
mile range to cover
282
00:14:49,222 --> 00:14:50,889
Between their sightings.
283
00:14:50,891 --> 00:14:54,325
The plan is to position
our cameras on alternating
sides of the river
284
00:14:54,327 --> 00:14:56,828
And retrieve them at the en
of our investigation.
285
00:14:56,830 --> 00:14:58,029
There's my foot.
286
00:14:59,132 --> 00:15:01,699
I'm hoping yacumama
is still in the area.
287
00:15:01,701 --> 00:15:03,201
And if you believe the legen
288
00:15:03,203 --> 00:15:04,802
She's about to make
an appearance.
289
00:15:04,804 --> 00:15:06,638
[thunder rumbling]
290
00:15:06,739 --> 00:15:08,373
-Did you hear that thunder?
-Yeah.
291
00:15:09,943 --> 00:15:14,112
[jess] legends say that
yacumama is more than
just a jungle beast.
292
00:15:14,114 --> 00:15:16,214
She is a protective spirit
of the amazon
293
00:15:16,216 --> 00:15:18,917
With the power to control
the weather and other animal
294
00:15:20,186 --> 00:15:21,119
Alright, alright.
295
00:15:21,621 --> 00:15:22,453
Set, sleep.
296
00:15:24,925 --> 00:15:26,724
[distant birds squawking]
297
00:15:26,726 --> 00:15:28,426
[whispers] what the [bleep]
298
00:15:30,630 --> 00:15:33,097
[phil] it does sound like
some very upset parrots.
299
00:15:33,099 --> 00:15:36,634
[jess] I wonder if the parro
going crazy is some
kind of warning call.
300
00:15:36,703 --> 00:15:41,339
Between that and the thunde
that stories say precedes
a yacumama appearance,
301
00:15:41,441 --> 00:15:43,608
I'm feeling like
she can't be far away.
302
00:15:56,189 --> 00:15:57,622
[phil] based on
our witness testimony,
303
00:15:57,624 --> 00:16:00,291
We're looking for something
roughly 90 feet long,
304
00:16:00,293 --> 00:16:02,927
Which for a reptile is simpl
off the charts.
305
00:16:04,397 --> 00:16:06,965
The largest snake around her
is the green anaconda
306
00:16:07,033 --> 00:16:12,203
And the biggest one of thos
on record was 28 feet long
and 44 inches around.
307
00:16:12,205 --> 00:16:14,839
Some anacondas have
yellowish-orange
facial markings,
308
00:16:14,941 --> 00:16:17,809
But I've never heard of one
with the dark, fiery marking
309
00:16:17,811 --> 00:16:19,544
Said to be on yacumama.
310
00:16:19,645 --> 00:16:22,513
So maybe there is a subspeci
of anaconda down here
311
00:16:22,515 --> 00:16:24,115
Yet to be identified
by science.
312
00:16:31,224 --> 00:16:32,857
Jess, we got a tributary
right here.
313
00:16:32,959 --> 00:16:34,759
-[jess] perfect.
-[phil] alright, going in.
314
00:16:37,130 --> 00:16:40,365
So jess, this is where
we have a really good chance
315
00:16:40,433 --> 00:16:43,334
Of seeing something
like a jaguar or a tapir.
316
00:16:43,403 --> 00:16:46,204
A lot of those really rare,
big mammals because...
317
00:16:46,206 --> 00:16:47,138
-[jess] there.
-Oh!
318
00:16:50,443 --> 00:16:52,010
Can we see if we can
hit this right side?
319
00:16:52,712 --> 00:16:54,112
[speaking spanish]
320
00:16:54,114 --> 00:16:55,213
[dramatic music playing]
321
00:16:58,818 --> 00:17:00,651
-[jess] wait, wait, wait.
-[phil] woah, what?
322
00:17:00,753 --> 00:17:02,320
[jess] something's moving
over there.
323
00:17:03,023 --> 00:17:04,022
[dramatic music swelling]
324
00:17:09,162 --> 00:17:10,828
Damn, what's here?
Light it up.
325
00:17:11,264 --> 00:17:13,064
You see it?
326
00:17:13,066 --> 00:17:16,534
-Tracks? We got tracks?
-[phil] we got big tracks.
327
00:17:16,636 --> 00:17:19,303
I'm not sure what jess saw,
but there are definite sign
328
00:17:19,305 --> 00:17:21,239
Of lots of mammal traffic
through here.
329
00:17:21,307 --> 00:17:23,508
-[jess] oh, that totally
looks like capybara?
-[phil] yeah.
330
00:17:24,811 --> 00:17:27,045
These are some big ones.
These could be 50, 60 pounds.
331
00:17:29,416 --> 00:17:32,417
Capybaras are the world's
largest rodents.
332
00:17:32,419 --> 00:17:35,053
They're semi-aquatic mammal
living in high numbers
333
00:17:35,121 --> 00:17:37,054
In the forests
near the amazon,
334
00:17:37,056 --> 00:17:41,626
Putting them at the top
of the menu for hungry caima
and other big reptiles.
335
00:17:41,628 --> 00:17:45,530
And where there's prey,
predators usually
aren't far behind.
336
00:17:45,532 --> 00:17:48,599
Let's, uh, try to find a spot
over here just in case we get
337
00:17:48,601 --> 00:17:50,935
-Any animals
passing through here.
-[jess sighs] okay.
338
00:17:50,937 --> 00:17:53,304
Phil and I continue
positioning our cameras
along the river,
339
00:17:53,306 --> 00:17:57,809
Keeping our eyes and ears op
for anything that might be
lurking in the dark.
340
00:17:57,811 --> 00:18:00,211
[phil] I want to find a good
solid log and maybe
a little trail going in.
341
00:18:06,753 --> 00:18:08,653
Careful, jess.
Don't stray too far.
342
00:18:12,826 --> 00:18:16,194
[exhales] alright, right here.
I think this is the one.
343
00:18:16,196 --> 00:18:18,262
-That one?
-Jess, how does this look
from where you are?
344
00:18:18,298 --> 00:18:19,964
-Looks fine for me.
-Okay.
345
00:18:19,966 --> 00:18:23,534
Right now I'm setting up
a camera pointed basically
all along the shore here.
346
00:18:23,636 --> 00:18:26,504
So if anything comes
from the forest to there
347
00:18:26,506 --> 00:18:28,906
Or walks along the stream,
348
00:18:28,908 --> 00:18:30,808
Hopefully we'll have
an image of it.
349
00:18:30,810 --> 00:18:32,510
Get a sense of what's
living around here.
350
00:18:34,247 --> 00:18:36,814
Just insanely dense
rainforest in here.
351
00:18:38,218 --> 00:18:38,916
[exhales]
352
00:18:39,619 --> 00:18:40,451
Oh, we got a snake.
353
00:18:41,454 --> 00:18:42,153
Look at this thing.
354
00:18:42,956 --> 00:18:43,687
Wow.
355
00:18:44,524 --> 00:18:47,959
So it may be a coral snake,
356
00:18:48,060 --> 00:18:49,827
But by the fact
that it's climbing in the tree
357
00:18:49,829 --> 00:18:52,697
And most coral snakes
you generally find
on the ground,
358
00:18:52,699 --> 00:18:53,998
I don't think it is.
359
00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,168
I think that
warning coloration
is false coloration.
360
00:18:57,170 --> 00:18:59,804
If it were a coral snake
and you get bit,
you die pretty quick.
361
00:18:59,806 --> 00:19:04,308
This one I'm fairly certain
it is non-venomous.
362
00:19:04,310 --> 00:19:05,343
Oh, wow. Look at that.
363
00:19:06,913 --> 00:19:08,946
Ow. Hey there, little guy.
364
00:19:09,015 --> 00:19:10,214
He's nice. Oh!
365
00:19:11,317 --> 00:19:13,417
-[jess] oh.
-Oh, he's moving.
366
00:19:13,419 --> 00:19:14,819
-Where'd he go? Inside there?
-[jess] I have no idea.
367
00:19:19,626 --> 00:19:21,993
You would think
you'd be able to find
368
00:19:21,995 --> 00:19:24,795
A super bright, candy cane
colored snake out here,
369
00:19:24,797 --> 00:19:27,031
But nope. Just disappeared.
370
00:19:30,203 --> 00:19:33,838
So since every witness
has seen it both on land
and in water,
371
00:19:33,940 --> 00:19:36,240
I like that idea of
putting one facing the water
372
00:19:36,342 --> 00:19:37,708
And some fish in the water.
373
00:19:37,710 --> 00:19:40,211
Let's maybe try to get
this side of the river.
374
00:19:41,214 --> 00:19:43,214
-Alright, how solid is this?
-That's good.
375
00:19:43,216 --> 00:19:45,116
Pretty solid.
376
00:19:45,118 --> 00:19:48,719
[jess] alejandro and roner
said they were fishing
when they saw yacumama.
377
00:19:48,721 --> 00:19:51,856
So we're gonna try
to chum this monster
out of hiding.
378
00:19:51,958 --> 00:19:56,627
I'm hoping she won't be abl
to resist the funky...
I mean, tasty smell
379
00:19:56,629 --> 00:19:59,130
Of these dead fish I bought
back in iquitos.
380
00:19:59,132 --> 00:20:00,965
A perfect nighttime snack.
381
00:20:02,202 --> 00:20:04,902
Alright. Ugh, that stinks.
382
00:20:09,709 --> 00:20:12,610
Honestly, we're just trying
to get a sense of
what this habitat is like.
383
00:20:12,612 --> 00:20:14,412
What species live around here.
384
00:20:14,414 --> 00:20:17,014
And obviously
if something big,
385
00:20:17,016 --> 00:20:20,618
Really big comes through
to take that fish.
386
00:20:20,620 --> 00:20:23,454
[jess] with the camera trap
all set, we'll stay
at the river's edge
387
00:20:23,523 --> 00:20:26,791
And break out the thermal ca
to help us see in the dark.
388
00:20:26,793 --> 00:20:29,961
Even a coldblooded animal
will retain heat from the da
389
00:20:29,963 --> 00:20:32,163
And register on this sensiti
piece of equipment.
390
00:20:33,399 --> 00:20:35,499
[phil] it looks like
we're in business.
391
00:20:35,501 --> 00:20:38,536
-Ooh, look at those bats.
This place is covered in bats.
-[jess] yeah.
392
00:20:38,571 --> 00:20:40,170
[phil] that's wild.
393
00:20:40,172 --> 00:20:43,040
-[bats squeaking]
-[jess] that's one word
for it. Wildlife everywhere.
394
00:20:50,049 --> 00:20:51,849
No, wait, wait, wait.
395
00:20:51,918 --> 00:20:54,218
-Oh yeah. There's movement
under the water. Look.
-[phil] where?
396
00:20:54,220 --> 00:20:56,187
-Yeah, right there. I see it.
-[jess] right over there.
397
00:20:56,189 --> 00:20:57,855
See it pops up
every once in a while?
398
00:20:57,924 --> 00:20:59,690
[phil] that's not
one of the bats
just rippling the water?
399
00:20:59,692 --> 00:21:01,058
[jess] no, no. It's coming up
from the bottom.
400
00:21:06,633 --> 00:21:08,599
[phil] that's not
one of the bats
just rippling the water?
401
00:21:08,601 --> 00:21:10,234
[jess] no, no. It's coming up
from the bottom.
402
00:21:10,336 --> 00:21:12,136
-[both exclaim]
-[jess] what's that?
403
00:21:12,205 --> 00:21:13,704
-[phil] that's a caiman.
-[jess] no way.
404
00:21:13,706 --> 00:21:16,007
-[phil] a little baby.
Look at him. Wow.
-[jess] oh, you're right.
405
00:21:16,009 --> 00:21:17,808
-[phil] you know what
I'm gonna try to do?
-[jess] what?
406
00:21:17,810 --> 00:21:21,646
-Should I call in,
see if its mom responds?
-Okay.
407
00:21:21,714 --> 00:21:23,014
[imitating caiman chirps]
408
00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:30,621
[phil] animal calls
aren't exactly my specialty
409
00:21:30,623 --> 00:21:33,324
But I have been successful
with this one in the past.
410
00:21:34,460 --> 00:21:36,460
Seeing this little guy also
makes me wonder
411
00:21:36,462 --> 00:21:40,698
If what the witnesses saw he
could have been a group
of caiman swimming together
412
00:21:40,700 --> 00:21:44,535
That, in the water, look lik
one monster creature.
413
00:21:44,637 --> 00:21:46,604
[continues chirping]
414
00:21:47,507 --> 00:21:48,806
[whispers] I don't think
he's convinced.
415
00:21:50,410 --> 00:21:53,210
You would definitely expect
momma to be close.
416
00:21:53,212 --> 00:21:55,646
[jess] I wonder if momma's
over by our fish.
417
00:21:55,715 --> 00:21:57,715
[phil] ooh,
that's a good question.
418
00:21:57,717 --> 00:21:59,317
[jess] oh, yeah. Here.
Okay, we got one.
419
00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:02,320
I don't see the ones
in the water anymore.
420
00:22:04,524 --> 00:22:06,724
[phil] and hopefully,
the scent of that fish
washed downstream.
421
00:22:06,726 --> 00:22:09,627
-[jess] uh-huh.
-[phil] so that if anything
comes upstream,
422
00:22:09,629 --> 00:22:11,329
-We'll get it on camera.
-Perfect.
423
00:22:11,331 --> 00:22:15,433
Having these cameras set up
is probably the best thing
we can do right now
424
00:22:15,501 --> 00:22:17,702
Because they are gonna
be here all night
425
00:22:17,704 --> 00:22:20,104
Recording anything
that comes through here.
426
00:22:20,106 --> 00:22:21,605
A lot of things out here
are nocturnal.
427
00:22:23,042 --> 00:22:26,043
[jess] yacumama has been see
both day and night.
428
00:22:26,045 --> 00:22:28,879
Our bases should be covered
because our camera traps
we've set up
429
00:22:28,881 --> 00:22:31,048
Can spot motion
up to 20 feet away
430
00:22:31,117 --> 00:22:33,050
In daylight
and total darkness.
431
00:22:42,628 --> 00:22:44,595
[jess] with our cameras set
to catch yacumama
432
00:22:44,597 --> 00:22:46,564
Where she was reported
by the fishermen,
433
00:22:46,665 --> 00:22:48,733
The next morning phil wants
to keep heading south
434
00:22:48,834 --> 00:22:52,103
Where the fishermen said
there were other
yacumama sightings.
435
00:22:52,105 --> 00:22:56,107
And where the wildlife
populations are even
more concentrated.
436
00:22:56,109 --> 00:22:59,310
But that would take us
into restricted
indigenous territory.
437
00:23:01,714 --> 00:23:05,583
We got a text
on our set phone from josh
asking us to call him.
438
00:23:05,585 --> 00:23:08,119
So we're going to see
if he can help us get access
439
00:23:11,724 --> 00:23:16,427
The set phone works by beami
radio signals to and from
satellites orbiting earth.
440
00:23:16,429 --> 00:23:17,962
No cell service required.
441
00:23:18,931 --> 00:23:20,364
Josh, you there?
442
00:23:20,466 --> 00:23:22,099
Hey, guys.
How's peru treating you?
443
00:23:22,101 --> 00:23:24,101
It is so nice to be back.
444
00:23:24,103 --> 00:23:27,705
We've seen so many things
that can kill you
or seriously maim you.
445
00:23:27,707 --> 00:23:29,407
-It's amazing.
-Yeah, I'm having
a great time.
446
00:23:29,409 --> 00:23:32,109
-[laughs]
-I'm sure you are, jess.
447
00:23:32,111 --> 00:23:34,178
So, is percy fawcett
full of it
448
00:23:34,180 --> 00:23:36,347
Or did you find
a giant serpent in the amazon?
449
00:23:36,449 --> 00:23:37,915
[phil] I think
we're getting close.
450
00:23:37,917 --> 00:23:39,817
We are definitely
in the right habitat.
451
00:23:39,819 --> 00:23:41,752
Yeah. Things are looking good.
452
00:23:41,821 --> 00:23:44,121
[phil] but I know the deepe
we go in the jungle,
453
00:23:44,123 --> 00:23:47,124
The more likely we are
to find wildlife
that's more elusive.
454
00:23:47,126 --> 00:23:49,760
We just need some help
from you getting access
to those areas
455
00:23:49,829 --> 00:23:52,329
Because they are off limits
to outsiders.
456
00:23:52,331 --> 00:23:56,033
[jess] I mean, to me
that means a better chance
to find something unknown.
457
00:23:56,102 --> 00:23:58,903
[josh] okay, well I may hav
some good news for you
in terms of access.
458
00:23:58,905 --> 00:24:00,604
I've been doing some research
on my end
459
00:24:00,606 --> 00:24:04,442
And I got linked up
with a local guide down there
named juan carlos.
460
00:24:04,911 --> 00:24:06,210
He goes by jc.
461
00:24:06,212 --> 00:24:09,213
This guy's a former peruvia
army commando,
462
00:24:09,215 --> 00:24:11,182
So you know
this dude is legit.
463
00:24:11,184 --> 00:24:14,051
And he is super well
connected down there.
464
00:24:14,120 --> 00:24:17,922
Not only that, he says that
the yacumama is 100% real
465
00:24:17,924 --> 00:24:20,124
Because he claims
to have seen it for himself.
466
00:24:20,126 --> 00:24:23,060
And he says he knows
where you can find it.
467
00:24:23,162 --> 00:24:24,528
Perfect!
468
00:24:24,530 --> 00:24:26,564
Okay, I'll arrange a meeting
and I'll send you
the coordinates.
469
00:24:26,632 --> 00:24:27,864
[phil] sweet!
470
00:24:27,866 --> 00:24:28,866
-Can't wait to meet him.
-[josh] all right, be safe.
471
00:24:28,967 --> 00:24:29,934
-[phil] all right, josh.
-[jessica] bye, josh.
472
00:24:30,002 --> 00:24:31,869
-[josh] bye.
-[phil] thanks.
473
00:24:35,608 --> 00:24:39,810
[phil] with our cameras
in place and recording,
we cover more ground up-rive
474
00:24:39,812 --> 00:24:44,348
After about two hours,
we reach the remote
outpost of nauta.
475
00:24:44,416 --> 00:24:48,018
We're meeting josh's contac
juan carlos palomino.
476
00:24:48,020 --> 00:24:52,022
Jc has spent nearly
two decades leading explorer
and researchers
477
00:24:52,024 --> 00:24:54,525
Into the amazon
to track all manner
of wildlife.
478
00:24:55,061 --> 00:24:56,126
My kind of guy.
479
00:24:57,930 --> 00:24:59,730
Welcome to the middle
of nowhere!
480
00:24:59,732 --> 00:25:01,031
-[phil] welcome aboard.
-[jc] yeah, okay, okay, okay!
481
00:25:01,033 --> 00:25:02,599
-[jessica] got it?
-[jc] yeah.
482
00:25:02,602 --> 00:25:05,302
[jessica] jc says
he was guiding a group
through the jungle
483
00:25:05,304 --> 00:25:08,205
When he had a terrifying
encounter with yacumama.
484
00:25:08,207 --> 00:25:10,407
Right near an oxbow lake.
485
00:25:10,409 --> 00:25:14,311
Named for its shape,
an oxbow lake is when
a bend in the river
486
00:25:14,313 --> 00:25:16,747
Is cut off from
the main channel.
487
00:25:16,815 --> 00:25:20,184
It creates a calm water
habitat that attracts
more wildlife,
488
00:25:20,186 --> 00:25:25,022
Which I'm hoping
includes an unidentified,
super-sized serpent.
489
00:25:25,024 --> 00:25:28,425
The lake is in an area calle
renecal, about 80 miles away
490
00:25:29,762 --> 00:25:32,463
That's pretty far from
the fishermen's
recent sightings,
491
00:25:32,531 --> 00:25:37,201
So it makes me wonder
if there might be more
than one yacumama.
492
00:25:37,203 --> 00:25:40,804
My question is,
what are people
actually seeing?
493
00:26:05,631 --> 00:26:06,830
Not, like, inhabited.
494
00:26:06,898 --> 00:26:08,499
Typically, if you see
a big head in the water here,
495
00:26:08,501 --> 00:26:10,200
You're gonna think,
that's a black caiman.
496
00:26:10,202 --> 00:26:11,802
Or... Or a big turtle.
497
00:26:11,804 --> 00:26:13,537
-[phil] okay.
-Especially if you
are far away.
498
00:26:13,606 --> 00:26:16,106
-[phil] mmm-hmm.
-[jc] but, it was close
enough, like, to see...
499
00:26:23,215 --> 00:26:24,982
Maybe...
500
00:26:24,984 --> 00:26:26,917
...There could be some
kind of subspecies out here
that hasn't been documented.
501
00:26:35,928 --> 00:26:36,926
Okay.
502
00:26:36,928 --> 00:26:37,994
[jessica] on our way
to renecal,
503
00:26:37,996 --> 00:26:39,630
We stop at a small village
along the river
504
00:26:39,632 --> 00:26:44,702
To pick up jc's snake-huntin
buddy edwin, aka monkey.
505
00:26:44,704 --> 00:26:48,305
Given the size of
the yacumama,
the more bodies, the better
506
00:26:54,246 --> 00:27:00,050
Out of curiosity,
if yacumama came after me
and managed to get me,
507
00:27:00,052 --> 00:27:03,821
How long would I have
before it squeezed me
to death?
508
00:27:03,823 --> 00:27:06,624
It will squeeze you
in less than 30 seconds.
509
00:27:06,626 --> 00:27:08,425
-Ah, [bleep].
-Once it bites...
510
00:27:09,462 --> 00:27:10,961
-Wraps you up...
-That's it.
511
00:27:10,963 --> 00:27:12,429
[phil] and you pass out.
512
00:27:18,437 --> 00:27:19,737
-Whoo! That's a bummer.
-[jc] so, they...
513
00:27:19,805 --> 00:27:24,108
So your only option
would be to break the eyes.
514
00:27:24,110 --> 00:27:26,110
-Break the eyes?
-[jc] break the eyes.
515
00:27:26,112 --> 00:27:27,745
-[jessica] yeah.
-That's the only way
to survive.
516
00:27:34,153 --> 00:27:35,586
[jc] it's over there.
517
00:27:35,588 --> 00:27:37,154
-That's where we're stopping.
-[jessica] perfect.
518
00:27:37,256 --> 00:27:39,857
[phil] okay. Okay, jess.
Time to lose sunlight?
519
00:27:39,925 --> 00:27:41,625
-[jessica] mmm-hmm.
-[phil] and then...
520
00:27:41,627 --> 00:27:44,061
-[jessica] are you ready?
-[phil] so ready.
521
00:27:44,129 --> 00:27:47,598
[phil] we arrive at
the renecal shore
just before sundown.
522
00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:50,601
And as we prepare for
the hour-long hike
to the inland lake
523
00:27:50,603 --> 00:27:52,636
Where jc says he saw yacumam
524
00:27:52,738 --> 00:27:55,839
He warns the team about
everything else
to watch out for,
525
00:27:55,941 --> 00:27:58,542
Which pretty much spans
every color of the rainbow.
526
00:27:59,612 --> 00:28:00,544
[jc] if you see...
527
00:28:01,247 --> 00:28:03,714
...Yellow, bright eyes
on the trees,
528
00:28:03,716 --> 00:28:04,815
Boa constrictors.
529
00:28:06,018 --> 00:28:07,751
If you see blue
eyes, tarantulas.
530
00:28:08,821 --> 00:28:11,855
If you see bright,
orange eyes...
531
00:28:12,625 --> 00:28:13,556
...Anacondas.
532
00:28:14,627 --> 00:28:15,559
-[jc] okay.
-[phil] let's find it.
533
00:28:15,661 --> 00:28:16,560
[jc] all right. Vamonos.
534
00:28:22,435 --> 00:28:24,802
[phil] check it out.
This is the lake.
535
00:28:24,804 --> 00:28:27,404
[jessica] doesn't even
look like a lake.
It looks like a field.
536
00:28:27,406 --> 00:28:28,639
[jc] watch out.
It's really muddy, yeah?
537
00:28:28,741 --> 00:28:29,807
-[jessica] yeah.
-[phil] whoa.
538
00:28:30,643 --> 00:28:32,609
Look at that.
So in that water...
539
00:28:33,713 --> 00:28:35,412
...There could be...
540
00:28:35,414 --> 00:28:38,749
...Anacondas, maybe
even yacumama herself.
541
00:28:38,818 --> 00:28:40,383
[jessica] swim up, grab you,
and drag you under.
542
00:28:40,385 --> 00:28:43,320
[phil] yeah, you can see,
this is the perfect place
for ambush predator.
543
00:28:43,322 --> 00:28:45,456
-[phil] just use
a little splashing.
-[jessica] yeah.
544
00:28:45,524 --> 00:28:47,124
[phil] and hoo!
Takes you right in.
545
00:28:47,126 --> 00:28:48,425
[jessica] do you see
any eye shine?
546
00:28:48,427 --> 00:28:49,860
-[phil whispering] nothing.
-[jessica] mmm, okay.
547
00:28:49,928 --> 00:28:50,928
Ooh, wait a minute.
548
00:28:52,264 --> 00:28:53,530
[phil] we got eye shine,
we got eye shine.
549
00:28:53,933 --> 00:28:54,565
Oh, yeah.
550
00:28:55,301 --> 00:28:56,333
[jessica gasping loudly]
551
00:29:01,540 --> 00:29:02,706
[phil] we got eye shine.
We got eye shine.
552
00:29:04,443 --> 00:29:05,476
[phil whispering] oh, yeah.
553
00:29:05,478 --> 00:29:06,576
[jessica gasping loudly]
554
00:29:06,578 --> 00:29:09,313
[phil] wow, oh, it's moving.
It is moving.
555
00:29:09,315 --> 00:29:10,547
Jc, what would that be?
556
00:29:10,649 --> 00:29:11,614
[jc] yeah, it's a caiman.
557
00:29:11,616 --> 00:29:13,350
[phil] oh, wow!
Just look to the right!
558
00:29:13,418 --> 00:29:14,885
-[jessica] yeah.
-[phil] ooh!
559
00:29:14,887 --> 00:29:15,919
-[jessica] yeah,
I totally see it.
-[phil] there's probably...
560
00:29:15,921 --> 00:29:17,721
...Five, six.
561
00:29:17,723 --> 00:29:19,022
-[phil] oh, oh it's not...
-[jc] you found more?
562
00:29:19,024 --> 00:29:20,357
[phil] oh, yeah.
563
00:29:20,359 --> 00:29:22,760
[jc] aw, man. Yeah,
you actually found
a bunch of that.
564
00:29:22,828 --> 00:29:24,561
-[phil quietly] I wanna try
to use the flir.
-[jessica] okay.
565
00:29:27,566 --> 00:29:28,565
What does it look like?
566
00:29:29,335 --> 00:29:31,201
[phil] ooh, we're
gettin' hits.
567
00:29:31,203 --> 00:29:32,336
[jessica] can you tell
how big it is?
568
00:29:32,437 --> 00:29:33,704
[phil whispering]
I cannot tell.
569
00:29:33,706 --> 00:29:35,339
But there's multiple small
ones around it,
570
00:29:35,407 --> 00:29:37,708
So that could be a big caiman
and smaller caiman.
571
00:29:37,710 --> 00:29:39,209
Are you picking up
any anacondas?
572
00:29:39,211 --> 00:29:40,944
[sighing] it's really
hard to tell.
573
00:29:41,013 --> 00:29:42,846
Nothing that screams
anaconda to me.
574
00:29:43,916 --> 00:29:46,216
But definitely a lot more
activity in this lake
575
00:29:46,218 --> 00:29:47,718
Than we can see
with the naked eye.
576
00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:48,852
I'll tell you that.
577
00:29:50,623 --> 00:29:52,055
-[phil] all right,
I'mma back up.
-[jessica] okay.
578
00:29:54,026 --> 00:29:55,959
[phil] so, we're gonna go
along the side
of the lagoon here.
579
00:29:55,961 --> 00:29:58,729
[jc] yeah, yeah.
We're gonna go on the side
then go up to the high ground.
580
00:30:06,605 --> 00:30:07,704
[jc] watch your step.
581
00:30:14,246 --> 00:30:16,113
[jessica] jc takes us
to the very spot
582
00:30:16,115 --> 00:30:18,782
Where he had his encounter
with yacumama.
583
00:30:18,784 --> 00:30:22,119
This whole area is teeming
with deadly wildlife,
584
00:30:22,121 --> 00:30:25,055
So jc sends monkey
to scout the trail
ahead of us.
585
00:30:28,727 --> 00:30:29,726
[jessica] aw, [bleep]!
586
00:30:29,728 --> 00:30:30,761
[phil] what you got?
587
00:30:30,863 --> 00:30:32,329
[jc speaking]
588
00:30:32,331 --> 00:30:33,831
[jessica] oh, my god!
589
00:30:33,833 --> 00:30:35,399
-[phil] smoky jungle frog?
-[jc] yes.
590
00:30:35,401 --> 00:30:37,701
Those are edible, actually.
In the community,
we eat them.
591
00:30:37,703 --> 00:30:39,603
-[phil] you eat it?
-[jc] the legs
taste like chicken.
592
00:30:40,139 --> 00:30:41,205
[jessica] frog legs.
593
00:30:41,207 --> 00:30:42,406
[phil] oh [bleep],
look at this guy.
594
00:30:43,142 --> 00:30:44,541
-Hi, bud!
-[jessica] oh, my god!
595
00:30:44,643 --> 00:30:46,042
[phil] look how big he is!
596
00:30:46,111 --> 00:30:48,378
Wow, you can kind of
tickle his chin a little bit.
Hey, buddy.
597
00:30:48,380 --> 00:30:49,746
[jessica] can't believe he's
just sitting there.
598
00:30:49,848 --> 00:30:51,048
-Like, he doesn't care.
-[phil] he's just sitting.
599
00:30:51,050 --> 00:30:53,217
Okay. Bye, toad.
600
00:30:53,219 --> 00:30:54,952
-Do you see those big glands
back there?
-[jessica] yeah.
601
00:30:55,053 --> 00:30:57,054
[phil] they're called
the parotid glands
and they're full of poison,
602
00:30:57,155 --> 00:30:59,623
So that's why
he's not too defensive.
603
00:31:04,296 --> 00:31:05,929
Aw, you guys gotta
look at this.
604
00:31:05,931 --> 00:31:07,463
[jessica] check out
these leaf-cutters.
605
00:31:07,465 --> 00:31:11,101
[phil] jess, welcome
to the hardest working
creatures in the amazon.
606
00:31:11,103 --> 00:31:14,004
They can take leaves from
150 feet up in a tree,
607
00:31:14,940 --> 00:31:16,840
Cut 'em, carry 'em
all the way down,
608
00:31:16,942 --> 00:31:18,809
Drag 'em hundreds of feet
across the forest.
609
00:31:18,811 --> 00:31:21,144
Jess, it's crazy to think
that during the rainy season,
610
00:31:21,213 --> 00:31:23,914
This entire area we're walking
is underwater.
611
00:31:25,084 --> 00:31:27,651
[jessica] uh, what's really
crazy is that mr. Wizard
612
00:31:27,753 --> 00:31:29,753
Is geeking out
over ants and toads,
613
00:31:29,855 --> 00:31:32,222
When we might be closing
in on a monster.
614
00:31:42,701 --> 00:31:44,201
[jc] this is
a tapir footprint.
615
00:31:44,203 --> 00:31:45,936
-[phil] tapir footprint?
Where, where, where?
-[jc] yup.
616
00:31:46,038 --> 00:31:47,304
-Over here.
-[jessica] what's that?
617
00:31:47,372 --> 00:31:51,708
[jc] all this.
It's a big 250 kilo animal
with a long snout.
618
00:31:52,711 --> 00:31:54,111
[jc speaking]
619
00:31:57,416 --> 00:31:58,849
[phil] can you do
a tapir call?
620
00:31:58,951 --> 00:32:00,250
[jc] they actually whistle...
621
00:32:00,319 --> 00:32:01,318
[phil] yeah, can you do
the whistle?
622
00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:02,719
[jc] ...Like a sloth.
623
00:32:04,356 --> 00:32:06,657
[whistling]
624
00:32:08,661 --> 00:32:10,427
[phil] yeah, that sounds
exactly like it,
625
00:32:10,429 --> 00:32:12,663
-Which is absolutely crazy.
-[jc] that's...
626
00:32:12,731 --> 00:32:16,833
[phil] and that means you
just made the call of,
potentially, yacumama's prey.
627
00:32:19,038 --> 00:32:20,404
[jc speaking]
628
00:32:30,015 --> 00:32:31,081
[jessica] okay.
629
00:32:31,182 --> 00:32:32,749
They got a whole bunch
of stuff in this area.
630
00:32:38,691 --> 00:32:40,524
[phil] hey, guys,
these are really bad ants.
631
00:32:40,526 --> 00:32:42,559
Do not touch these ants.
These will hurt.
632
00:32:42,628 --> 00:32:44,328
[jc] yeah, listen to phil.
633
00:32:44,330 --> 00:32:45,562
[phil] these are
all cecoprian.
634
00:32:45,664 --> 00:32:47,097
They're protected by
this azteca ant.
635
00:32:47,099 --> 00:32:49,399
So if you touch the tree,
you'll get stung.
636
00:32:49,401 --> 00:32:52,035
And we're in
a forest. Fantastic.
637
00:32:52,104 --> 00:32:53,403
[jessica] oh, my god!
You're bleeding!
638
00:32:53,405 --> 00:32:54,404
Monkey, are you okay?
639
00:32:54,406 --> 00:32:55,238
[jc speaking]
640
00:32:56,508 --> 00:32:58,241
[jc] monkey found
an anaconda nest.
641
00:32:58,343 --> 00:32:59,643
So he got a bite.
642
00:32:59,645 --> 00:33:00,911
-[jessica] wait, what?
He just got bit?
-[phil] what?
643
00:33:00,913 --> 00:33:02,178
[phil] holy [bleep].
644
00:33:02,180 --> 00:33:03,747
Wait, what kind of snake
are we talking about
right now?
645
00:33:03,849 --> 00:33:05,115
[jc] this the anaconda.
646
00:33:06,685 --> 00:33:08,552
-Yeah.
-[phil whispering] we got
an anaconda.
647
00:33:08,653 --> 00:33:11,488
[phil] anacondas do
their killing
through constricting.
648
00:33:11,490 --> 00:33:15,058
Their bites are not venomous
but that doesn't mean
they don't hurt like hell.
649
00:33:15,060 --> 00:33:17,861
[jc speaking in spanish]
650
00:33:17,963 --> 00:33:19,296
Yeah, okay.
651
00:33:19,298 --> 00:33:22,733
[phil] jc grabs a piece
of vine to treat
monkey's bite.
652
00:33:22,801 --> 00:33:26,803
It's used by natives here
because of its potent
pain-killing properties.
653
00:33:26,805 --> 00:33:29,606
There's also a natural
antibiotic in the sap.
654
00:33:31,543 --> 00:33:33,210
[jc] you're a bastard, crazy!
655
00:33:33,912 --> 00:33:34,911
Keep an eye open, okay?
656
00:33:34,913 --> 00:33:36,413
-Keep an eye open.
-[jessica] okay.
657
00:33:36,548 --> 00:33:38,548
[phil] I'm just gonna see
if this snake's still here.
658
00:33:38,617 --> 00:33:39,882
[jc] it's there, it's there!
659
00:33:39,884 --> 00:33:41,017
-[jc repeating] it's there!
-[monkey repeating] it's here!
660
00:33:41,019 --> 00:33:42,052
-[jc repeating] come on!
-[phil] okay wait, hold on!
661
00:33:42,054 --> 00:33:43,320
[jc] it's over there,
it's over there!
662
00:33:43,322 --> 00:33:44,621
-[jc] hurry up, hurry up!
-[phil] whoa, whoa, whoa!
663
00:33:44,723 --> 00:33:46,056
Are you okay?
664
00:33:46,058 --> 00:33:46,923
-[jessica] phil, he's fine,
he's fine.
-[jc] yes, yes, yes.
665
00:33:46,925 --> 00:33:48,225
He's fine, he's fine,
it's here.
666
00:33:48,227 --> 00:33:49,226
[phil] okay.
667
00:33:49,228 --> 00:33:50,227
Where is he, where is he,
where is he?
668
00:33:50,229 --> 00:33:53,163
[monkey repeating] there,
there, there...
669
00:33:53,232 --> 00:33:55,032
[jc] if it's that aggressive,
be careful.
670
00:33:55,034 --> 00:33:56,500
Phil, don't get too close.
671
00:33:56,502 --> 00:33:57,901
-[jessica] phil,
do you see it?
-[phil] I don't see it.
672
00:33:57,903 --> 00:33:59,169
[jc] do you still see it?
673
00:34:00,806 --> 00:34:03,807
-It was there.
-[jessica] underneath
these dead trees?
674
00:34:03,809 --> 00:34:05,742
-[phil] yeah, you can see it.
Just right here?
-[jessica] yeah.
675
00:34:05,811 --> 00:34:08,211
-I mean, I can see
where he's talking.
-[phil] huh?
676
00:34:08,213 --> 00:34:10,113
Look at the size
of this snakeskin.
677
00:34:10,115 --> 00:34:10,814
Look at that!
678
00:34:11,917 --> 00:34:12,849
Look at that.
679
00:34:15,421 --> 00:34:16,987
[whispering] oh, my god.
680
00:34:16,989 --> 00:34:19,222
[phil] this is just a piece
of shed skin.
681
00:34:19,224 --> 00:34:23,560
But it looks like it came
from something that could b
at least a foot wide.
682
00:34:23,662 --> 00:34:25,729
I think we're gonna have
really good genetic
material here.
683
00:34:25,731 --> 00:34:27,330
[jessica] I just wish we got
a look at its face
684
00:34:27,332 --> 00:34:30,434
To see if it had
the dark orange markings
of yacumama.
685
00:34:30,502 --> 00:34:33,103
[phil] oh, yeah.
All of this snakeskin.
686
00:34:33,105 --> 00:34:35,806
Look at that.
Are you kidding me? [bleep].
687
00:34:35,808 --> 00:34:36,740
Look at all that skin!
688
00:34:37,709 --> 00:34:41,611
This snake must've been
so huge.
689
00:34:41,613 --> 00:34:44,047
[phil] it's possible
what people
are calling yacumama
690
00:34:44,049 --> 00:34:47,317
Is actually an unknown
subspecies of anaconda.
691
00:34:47,319 --> 00:34:50,821
Not a thunder-wielding
monster, but a very big snak
692
00:34:50,823 --> 00:34:53,323
One not officially
documented by science.
693
00:34:54,226 --> 00:34:55,826
I just... I'm gonna get
the kit out,
694
00:34:55,828 --> 00:34:58,128
Because that skin could
hold the key...
695
00:34:58,130 --> 00:35:00,030
...To this whole thing.
696
00:35:00,032 --> 00:35:03,200
[phil] we'll compare
this dna sample,
and any others we collect,
697
00:35:03,202 --> 00:35:05,435
To that of known anaconda dn
698
00:35:05,537 --> 00:35:07,604
Then we'll know if we found
something unique.
699
00:35:08,307 --> 00:35:09,206
[jessica] got it?
700
00:35:09,208 --> 00:35:10,107
[phil whispering] all right.
701
00:35:10,609 --> 00:35:11,441
[whispering] wow.
702
00:35:11,543 --> 00:35:12,709
It's beautiful.
703
00:35:13,812 --> 00:35:16,213
This is venomous
snake territory.
704
00:35:16,215 --> 00:35:18,715
So just watch... Basically
everything we touch.
705
00:35:23,722 --> 00:35:24,821
[jessica loudly] oh,
holy [bleep]!
706
00:35:24,823 --> 00:35:26,523
-[jc] oh, mama!
-[phil] snake, snake!
707
00:35:26,525 --> 00:35:27,824
-[jc] go, go, go!
-[phil] we're goin'!
708
00:35:27,826 --> 00:35:29,392
[jessica] oh, my god!
709
00:35:32,331 --> 00:35:36,733
Peru isn't the only place
in the world being terrorized
by giant snakes.
710
00:35:36,802 --> 00:35:40,604
There's also oversized
serpents in florida.
711
00:35:40,606 --> 00:35:45,108
Scientists estimate that
the everglades are home
to nearly 300,000 snakes
712
00:35:45,110 --> 00:35:48,311
That should be living
in southeast asia.
713
00:35:48,313 --> 00:35:51,248
It's believed burmese python
were introduced in the 80s,
714
00:35:51,349 --> 00:35:55,118
When people released
their pet constrictors
into the wild.
715
00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:58,421
They multiplied rapidly,
and are now consuming
food sources
716
00:35:58,423 --> 00:36:03,226
For native predators
and wreaking havoc
on the swamp's ecosystem.
717
00:36:03,228 --> 00:36:06,830
Authorities are so desperat
to curb the python populatio
718
00:36:06,832 --> 00:36:08,932
They're paying by the foot.
719
00:36:08,934 --> 00:36:12,602
Anyone who catches a python
can collect 50 bucks
for the first four feet,
720
00:36:12,604 --> 00:36:15,805
And $25 for each
additional foot.
721
00:36:15,807 --> 00:36:20,143
Not bad, considering
burmese pythons can grow
up to 25 feet.
722
00:36:20,212 --> 00:36:22,913
There's also an annual
10-day python challenge,
723
00:36:22,915 --> 00:36:26,483
With a grand prize of
ten grand for whoever
removes the most pythons.
724
00:36:26,485 --> 00:36:28,552
I'm already training
for next year.
725
00:36:33,926 --> 00:36:35,625
[jessica] oh, holy [bleep]!
726
00:36:35,627 --> 00:36:36,693
[phil] snake, snake!
727
00:36:39,131 --> 00:36:40,597
Holy [bleep]!
728
00:36:40,599 --> 00:36:43,200
-[jessica] careful!
Oh, her head's turning!
-[phil] holy [bleep]!
729
00:36:44,436 --> 00:36:47,070
[jc] careful.
That's a real big one.
730
00:36:47,072 --> 00:36:48,438
[phil] ready? Ready?
I got it, I got it.
731
00:36:49,041 --> 00:36:49,839
[jessica] oh, my god!
732
00:36:49,841 --> 00:36:51,508
[snake hissing]
733
00:36:51,510 --> 00:36:53,610
-[jessica] whoo!
-[jc] okay, okay. Watch out,
watch out! Hold the head!
734
00:36:53,612 --> 00:36:55,312
-[jc] watch out, watch out!
Need help with the tail?
-[jess stammering]
735
00:36:55,314 --> 00:36:57,013
-[jessica] jc, help him!
-[jc] yeah, with the tail!
736
00:36:57,015 --> 00:36:58,815
-[phil] we got it, we got.
-[jc] don't release the head!
737
00:36:58,817 --> 00:36:59,816
[jc] don't release the head!
738
00:36:59,818 --> 00:37:01,184
-[phil] I got it, I got it.
-[snake hissing]
739
00:37:01,186 --> 00:37:02,219
[phil] check the face.
740
00:37:02,221 --> 00:37:04,554
-[phil grunting]
-[jessica] oh, black markings!
741
00:37:04,623 --> 00:37:07,190
-Mask...
-[phil] do we have
the red on the side?
742
00:37:07,192 --> 00:37:08,725
[jc] I'm seeing orange.
I'm seeing orange!
743
00:37:08,727 --> 00:37:10,393
[jessica] uh, yeah,
I'm seeing orange!
Orange on the side!
744
00:37:10,395 --> 00:37:11,962
-[jc] okay.
-[snake hissing]
745
00:37:12,030 --> 00:37:13,430
-[jessica] yup. All right,
let me get your bags.
-[jc] whoa, whoa, whoa!
746
00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:17,100
[phil] come on. It's okay.
It's okay.
747
00:37:17,169 --> 00:37:18,602
-[jessica] you okay, phil?
-[phil] I got it, I got it.
748
00:37:18,670 --> 00:37:19,769
[jessica] okay.
749
00:37:19,771 --> 00:37:22,072
[phil] that, my friends,
is a mouthful of teeth.
750
00:37:23,408 --> 00:37:24,340
[phil whispering] wow.
751
00:37:24,342 --> 00:37:27,210
We finally found ourselves
an anaconda
752
00:37:27,212 --> 00:37:29,879
With the specific markings
associated with the yacumama.
753
00:37:30,716 --> 00:37:33,216
So, I've got my shin
over its body.
754
00:37:33,318 --> 00:37:34,951
I'm not putting too much
pressure on it right now.
755
00:37:34,953 --> 00:37:36,385
[snake hissing]
756
00:37:36,388 --> 00:37:38,755
Just trying to get it
to calm down so we can
get a dna sample,
757
00:37:38,757 --> 00:37:42,192
And try to figure out
if this is
a specific subspecies
758
00:37:42,194 --> 00:37:45,528
Unique to this area
that maybe gets huge.
759
00:37:45,530 --> 00:37:47,330
There we go.
It's calmin' down.
It's calmin' down.
760
00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:48,732
[quietly] it's okay.
761
00:37:49,401 --> 00:37:50,066
It's okay.
762
00:37:52,604 --> 00:37:53,903
Look for loose scales.
763
00:37:57,276 --> 00:37:57,974
[jessica] no?
764
00:37:57,976 --> 00:37:59,175
[jc speaking]
765
00:38:00,379 --> 00:38:01,877
[jessica] ugh.
766
00:38:03,515 --> 00:38:05,515
[phil] well, hang on.
I might have some scar tissue
right here.
767
00:38:06,785 --> 00:38:07,617
Right here, right here,
right here.
768
00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:09,286
[jc speaking]
769
00:38:12,924 --> 00:38:15,058
[jessica] okay,
will these work?
How about this?
770
00:38:15,060 --> 00:38:16,526
-[phil] yeah, yeah.
-[jessica] watch your fingers.
771
00:38:18,563 --> 00:38:20,530
Yeah, it's small,
but it's a piece. Hold on.
772
00:38:20,532 --> 00:38:22,632
It's small, but it'll do jess.
773
00:38:23,302 --> 00:38:24,601
[jessica breathing heavily]
774
00:38:25,971 --> 00:38:27,203
[jessica] all right. I got it.
775
00:38:27,773 --> 00:38:28,405
[phil] okay.
776
00:38:28,974 --> 00:38:30,206
Wow.
777
00:38:30,308 --> 00:38:32,142
I'm gonna back off the head
real quick.
778
00:38:32,144 --> 00:38:34,511
[jessica] all right,
which direction do we run?
779
00:38:34,513 --> 00:38:36,613
Uh, I say everybody back up
this way.
780
00:38:36,715 --> 00:38:37,380
-[jessica] okay.
-[phil] yeah.
781
00:38:37,382 --> 00:38:38,615
[jc] okay. Ready.
782
00:38:38,617 --> 00:38:40,784
-[phil] one, two, three.
-[jessica] go!
783
00:38:40,786 --> 00:38:41,618
Go, go, go!
784
00:38:41,687 --> 00:38:42,886
[snake hissing]
785
00:38:45,123 --> 00:38:46,856
-[phil] okay!
-[jessica] nice.
786
00:38:46,858 --> 00:38:48,457
[phil] jess, come on.
787
00:38:48,459 --> 00:38:49,893
-Drop that machete and give me
a high-five.
-[jessica sighing in relief]
788
00:38:51,430 --> 00:38:52,929
[phil] wow. That is beautiful.
789
00:38:52,931 --> 00:38:54,931
All right, how long
do you think?
Now that we can see it.
790
00:38:54,933 --> 00:38:56,800
Close to five meters.
791
00:38:56,868 --> 00:38:58,501
[phil] so it's, like, 15 feet?
792
00:38:58,503 --> 00:39:00,704
[jessica] could be
a baby yacumama.
793
00:39:00,706 --> 00:39:02,906
-But hey, keep growing.
-[jessica] nice.
794
00:39:02,908 --> 00:39:04,774
-All right, back to the river?
-[phil] back to the river.
795
00:39:04,776 --> 00:39:06,209
[jessica] let's go.
796
00:39:09,981 --> 00:39:12,515
[josh] my team came to
the peruvian amazon
797
00:39:12,517 --> 00:39:16,219
To investigate reports
of a legendary monster.
798
00:39:16,221 --> 00:39:18,521
[man] it looked like nothin
I've ever seen before,
799
00:39:18,523 --> 00:39:20,724
With big, shining eyes.
800
00:39:20,759 --> 00:39:22,359
It was huge!
801
00:39:22,361 --> 00:39:24,961
[josh] what phil
and jess found is that
behind the legend...
802
00:39:24,963 --> 00:39:26,329
[phil] we got eye shine,
we got eye shine.
803
00:39:26,398 --> 00:39:29,599
[josh] ...There could be
a grain of truth.
804
00:39:29,601 --> 00:39:33,436
After collecting the trap
cameras and reviewing
the images,
805
00:39:33,538 --> 00:39:36,873
It turns out they got
plenty of shots of prey,
806
00:39:36,875 --> 00:39:41,478
But the predator that took
jess's bait remained elusive
807
00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:45,682
Based on what we've heard
about the mythical
yacumama's markings,
808
00:39:45,684 --> 00:39:48,618
The snake that phil
so expertly subdued,
809
00:39:48,687 --> 00:39:53,556
Looked like it could be
a 15-foot juvenile version
of the amazon legend.
810
00:39:53,592 --> 00:39:56,559
-[jc] don't release the head!
-[phil] I got it, I got it.
811
00:39:56,661 --> 00:39:59,562
[josh] dna analysis
on the skin sample
that jess collected,
812
00:39:59,631 --> 00:40:02,866
Came back as a match
for anaconda.
813
00:40:02,868 --> 00:40:05,301
Though it did not identify
a subspecies.
814
00:40:07,939 --> 00:40:12,108
But the dna from that snake
did not match the shed
skin samples
815
00:40:12,177 --> 00:40:14,077
That phil collected
earlier in the night.
816
00:40:14,079 --> 00:40:17,614
Meaning, that came from
a completely different snake
817
00:40:17,715 --> 00:40:20,617
And the size of that skin
suggests to phil,
818
00:40:20,619 --> 00:40:23,119
Something much bigger
than 15 feet.
819
00:40:23,121 --> 00:40:24,320
[phil quietly] it's enormous.
820
00:40:25,123 --> 00:40:26,289
Let's find it.
821
00:40:26,291 --> 00:40:27,724
[josh] I have to say,
I'm impressed with the way
822
00:40:27,793 --> 00:40:30,393
My team braved the dangers
of the jungle.
823
00:40:30,395 --> 00:40:32,829
[phil] this is venomous
snake territory.
824
00:40:32,931 --> 00:40:35,498
[bleep]. This is, no joke,
one of the biggest vipers
825
00:40:35,500 --> 00:40:36,866
I've ever seen in the amazon.
826
00:40:36,868 --> 00:40:38,234
Why do you wanna
leave here, jess?
827
00:40:38,236 --> 00:40:40,003
Oh, gee, I don't know.
Cause everything's trying
to kill me?
828
00:40:40,005 --> 00:40:41,371
It's the most magical
place on the planet.
829
00:40:41,373 --> 00:40:42,806
[jessica] mmm-hmm.
830
00:40:42,874 --> 00:40:44,307
[jessica repeating] wait.
Wait, wait, wait...
831
00:40:44,409 --> 00:40:46,409
-[phil] what?
-[jessica] something's moving.
Over there.
832
00:40:47,679 --> 00:40:49,679
[josh] sure, phil knew
what he was getting into.
833
00:40:49,681 --> 00:40:52,048
But jess didn't run
for the boat when surrounded
834
00:40:52,050 --> 00:40:54,684
By stingers, venom, and fangs.
835
00:40:54,686 --> 00:40:57,720
-[phil] drop that machete
and give me a high-five.
-[jessica sighing in relief]
836
00:40:57,722 --> 00:41:01,424
[josh] as for yacumama,
all the eyewitnesses
remain convinced
837
00:41:01,426 --> 00:41:03,293
That there's
a monster-sized serpent
838
00:41:03,295 --> 00:41:07,397
Lurking in
the remote recesses of
the amazon rainforest.
839
00:41:07,399 --> 00:41:09,132
The evidence phil
and jess collected
840
00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:13,803
Suggests that perhaps
some unclassified species
could be out there,
841
00:41:13,805 --> 00:41:17,006
Still at large,
and getting larger.
842
00:41:24,983 --> 00:41:27,183
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on expedition x,
843
00:41:27,185 --> 00:41:30,386
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